The Worlds First Irish Families History and Genealogy Podcast
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The Irish Families broadcast began in 2006, and was the very first
such weekly podcast ever produced. Since then we have added
4 more broadcasts, including those enhanced with photos,
live web links, and video.
The First Shows
I began with 6 workshop sessions from 1984 that I recorded
around the time of St. Patricks Day celebrations. The recordings
had been sitting for several decades, and little did I know they
would be of use in launching the Irish Families show. These
six shows covered genealogical research at that time. The explosion
of research on the web today has made things much easier.
The basics of Irish research remain the same however.
Guests, Interviews, Topics
We have since included interviews with DNA experts, Irish from
around the globe, authors, dancers and friends. It’s all to help
us connect with our Ancestors and our heritage. We cover coat of
arms, tartans, books, the family name of the week, curious news
and notes, and the website of the month, along with family history
notes throughout.
From All Nations
Our fans come from all over the world, including the U.S.A., Canada,
Australia, Ireland and England. I also get notes from South Africa,
Singapore, the Middle East, and Russia now and then!

Today
On Sept. 1, 2008 we added an enhanced version of this broadcast.
Enhanced means we add photographs and live links to the web
that you can see and use while listening to the show. To use that
version of our Irish Families podcast, you must have Quicktime
installed on your computer (or similar). Not to worry, the original
broadcast is still here too !

You can participate
Yes, I am always looking for interviews with experts and with
everday Irish. Drop me a note from my web page anytime.
Feel free to send your Irish related book for review, or to request
an interview as an author or historian of any sort.
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Upcoming Free Videos in this series include:
3. Irish in America Broadcast
4. Irish Song and Recitation Festival
5. Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters
6. Irish Families great & small
7. The Irish Families Project
8. The Plantation of settlers in Ireland
9. Irish Coats of Arms and Tartans
10. Timeline of old Irish Books
11. Irish Family Names and spellings
12. Kansas City Irish History
13. St. Louis Irish History
14. Thanks from the Cafe
15. Missouri Irish Song and History
– End of Season One –
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Please do send your comments and suggestions for our next episodes !
Phone 816-256-3360 to leave your thoughts on my recorder
All items mentioned here are found on our web page at www.Irishroots.com
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About the Cafe
The Irish Roots Cafe is the leading publisher of Irish Books, Podcasts
and Videos for Historians and Family Researchers. See all of our
offerings at www.Irishroots.com.
Mike O’Laughlin is the founder and proprietor of the cafe, and
author of numerous books.

Filmed live at the Irish Roots Festival workshops this year.
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Our First Video:
I note the beginnings of the Irish Roots Cafe back in 1978,
and the books and podcasts we have produced to help family
researchers. The Cafe is the internet arm of the Irish
Genealogical Foundation. I’ve published over 60 books and
100 podcasts since those beginnings. You can find them
all on my web page of course (www.Irishroots.com).

Record Number of Firsts in Podcasting
We now have a total of 5 podcast feeds, including the first
weekly Irish genealogy podcast; the first weekly enhanced
genealogy podcast; and now the first weekly video podcast
on genealogy in iTunes. ( That, and a dollar will get me a
cup of coffee of course ! ) Here are links to my 5 broadcast series, all are available
on my web page, and on iTunes :

My other Irish podcasts
I also invite viewers to listen in to my other podcasts on
Irish Song; and History of the Irish in America. We tie it
all together with Irish heritage and Irish families as possible.
Please do participate
You need to call in and add your 2 cents worth !
This is still a one man operation – and I can use all the input
that you have to offer. I also love to do interviews with
real people. So, call or e-mail me if you have a comment or
if you want a book reviewed send in a copy for review.

More videos to come
I have the first three months of videos shot and going up
for the podcast (I’ve also put some of them up on my
website in advance.).
We’ll get into more detail when we start the second season.
Oh yes, maybe you’ll want to contribute a video to that ?

Upcoming Free Videos in this weekly series include:
2. Irish Families Worldwide Broadcast
3. Irish in America Broadcast
4. Irish Song and Recitation Festival
5. Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters
6. Irish Families great & small
7. The Irish Families Project
8. The Plantation of settlers in Ireland
9. Irish Coats of Arms and Tartans
10. Timeline of old Irish Books
11. Irish Family Names and spellings
12. Kansas City Irish History
13. St. Louis Irish History
14. Thanks from the Cafe
15. Missouri Irish Song and History
– End of Season One –

Start Your Own Podcast Here
Maybe we can do several shows with you if you have a particular
expertise dealing with this area. Could even develop into a
series of its own at the Irishroots.com University !

Contact Me Today
Reply to me by using the contact link on my web page
or by leaving a message at 816-256-3360, or by sending
to :
Mike O’Laughiln
Box 7575
Kansas City, MO 64116 USA

See this blog for written shownotes on each episode.
Hosted by Mike O’Laughlin, founder of the Irish Roots Cafe.

Your comments and ideas are always welcome !

Want to become a member of the Irish Roots Cafe ? Join Up on my web page.
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